Pisonia umbellifera | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Core eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Nyctaginaceae |
Genus: | Pisonia |
Species: | P. umbellifera |
Binomial name | |
Pisonia umbellifera (J. R. Forster & G. Forster) Seemann |
Pisonia umbellifera, commonly known as the bird-lime tree[citation needed] or umbrella catchbirdtree,[1] is a species of plant in the Nyctaginaceae family. It grows throughout the tropical Indo-Pacific. It is native to the Andaman Islands, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, China, Taiwan, Hawaii and Madagascar and the states of New South Wales and Queensland in Australia.[2][3] A variegated form is widely cultivated in frost-free climates.
References
- ^ "Pisonia". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- ^ "Pisonia umbellifera". Flora of China. Retrieved 2009-04-14.
- ^ Jacobs, S.W.L.; G. J. Harden. "Pisonia umbellifera". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 2009-04-14.